Microgravity research in plants: A range of platforms and options allow research on plants in zero or low gravity that can yield important insights into plant physiology

EMBO Rep. 2019 Jul;20(7):e48541. doi: 10.15252/embr.201948541. Epub 2019 Jun 14.

Abstract

Experiments in space and on free-fall platforms have yielded important insights into plant's reaction to low gravity with potential applications for space research and exploration.

MeSH terms

  • Crop Production / methods
  • Exobiology / methods
  • Plant Physiological Phenomena*
  • Space Simulation / methods
  • Weightlessness*